19841207065579A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna R182 · Lafayette, IN · December 7, 1984

Date
December 7, 1984 · 14:00 local
Place
Lafayette, IN
Airport
Purdue
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N738CE
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI85LA068
Reported as
Cessna R182
Reported engine
Lycoming O540J3C5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,350 total137 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Turned propeller by hand to loosen oil with ignition switch on and mixture in. Engine started, aircraft hit hangar.

As the FAA filed it

TURNED PROPELLER BY HAND TO LOOSEN OIL WITH IGNITION SWITCH ON AND MIXTURE IN. ENGINE STARTED, AIRCRAFT HIT HANGAR.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N738CE · 1

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